Comments on: Michael Pineda, Kyle Drabek & Jeremy Hellickson: AL Starting Pitcher Rookie Updatehttp://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/michael-pineda-kyle-drabek-jeremy-hellickson-al-starting-pitcher-rookie-update/
Daily fantasy baseball analysis and strategyMon, 03 Aug 2015 00:45:05 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Jonathan Chttp://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/michael-pineda-kyle-drabek-jeremy-hellickson-al-starting-pitcher-rookie-update/#comment-114283
Mon, 09 May 2011 04:16:18 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-114283Wouldn’t it be more significant to track movement on fastballs all else being equal than necessarily velocity, because let’s face it, more often than not if you do not get the barrel of the bat on the ball you will pop it up for an out rather than hit the ball out of the park? or am i crazy?
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Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:07:17 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-108552Not a rookie, but any thoughts on Bumgarner’s struggles? He’s a FA in my league, but I’d have to drop someone like Britton to get him.
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Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:27:56 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-108416Hellickson this year and the future.
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Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:48:40 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-108398Would you rather have Matusz or Hellickson this year? Long term?
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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:06:11 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-107129At the beginning of the season I picked Hellickson over Pineda and Drabek based on the available information at the time.

Two days ago I picked Pineda over Hellickson and Drabek because (a) new information was available and I revised my opinion based on it, and (b) beause I still could, Pineda was still a FA in my league.

The challenge of fantasy sports for me is sometimes having to make good decisions based on small sample size, so I can beat other managers to the good pick ups.

Shields is a great comp for Hellickson, any ideas on who the best comps are for Pineda and Drabek?

Overall, I think it was a very good piece. In 99% of situations, I think that peripherals tell the story; however, in Pineda’s case (since there are only 4 games to go on) – I think you have to see him pitch to determine his true value.

He registers in the upper 90’s as it is – but when you consider the fact that the guy is 6’7 – the ball probably looks like it’s coming in even faster.

Despite some occasional blowups, I think the guy is poised to have a big-time season, rookie or not.

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:13:10 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-106936an amazing amount of his flyouts are actually popouts. Thats why I think he can maintain his stats. Also, While watching Pineda pitch tonight it kinda looked like his changeup had some lateral break like Felix’s (first 3 starts he threw a straight change so maybe felix taught him a thing or two) but the control of the change is still an issue
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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 06:00:32 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-106828With homeruns down across baseball, the MLB is DEFINITELY shrinking the strike zone in an effort to increase offense. No question about it. The casual fan just doesn’t appreciate a 2-1 pitchers duel. One of the best games I’ve ever attended in my lifetime was late in 2009 when Brett Anderson pitched a 2 hit shutout at Fenway. Half the crowd left before the 7th inning stretch. Absolutely pathetic.
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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:26:51 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-106813Good point, I have always used “skills” as defined by the Baseball Forecaster/Baseball HQ, meaning K/9, BB/9, and GB%. Of course, this is FanGraphs so I’ll make sure to be more clear in the future.
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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:53:00 +0000http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/?p=17227#comment-106777I get your point, but I’m not sure that I would use “skills” and “statistics” as interchangeable.

Pineda’s peripheral “statistics” are unspectacular.

Pineda’s “skills” are off the charts.

To me – it’s confusing to describe a player’s “skills” by referencing three games of statistics. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I consider skills to be much more synonymous with talent and abilities.